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Sunday, October 25, 2026
10:30 am - 10:30 am
Join ApiChorus for a special Family Weekend show in the Rabb Room at Harvard Hillel! Bring your family and friends for a morning of music. All are welcome.
Harvard Hillel
Sunday, October 25, 2026
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Our weekly Bagel Brunch opens its doors to families for Family Weekend! Join us for a relaxed morning of bagels, coffee, and conversation before you head home.
This event is free and open to Harvard College students and their families. Registration is requested for family members – register here (students do not need to register).
Family Weekend at Hillel also includes Friday morning Bagels and Coffee (no registration needed) and Friday night Shabbat Dinner. See the full schedule on our Family Weekend 2026 page.
Harvard Hillel
Sunday, October 25, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us for a cozy first-year movie night in the Hillel basement, featuring Monsters, Inc. with free pizza and ice cream! Come take a break from studying, hang out with other first-years, and enjoy a fun evening together.
Harvard Hillel
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
What can making help us discover about ourselves—and about one another?
Join Reform Rabbinic Advisor Rabbi David Mahfouda for a creative exploration of bravery, authenticity, and connection. Together, we’ll use explicitly Jewish frames—including beginning, repair, freedom, rest, praise, and listening—to explore how creative practice can help us move through the world with greater intention and openness.
No artistic experience necessary. Just come ready to make, explore, and see what emerges.
Harvard Hillel
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Take a break from the academic grind for a great meal and even better conversation. Enjoy a premium kosher steak dinner cooked by Rabbi Yoni Ganger while exploring big questions about meaning, ethics, relationships, personal growth, and what makes for a life well lived. Good food, thoughtful conversation, and a chance to pause, reflect, and connect with other students.
Harvard Hillel
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
7:45 pm - 9:45 pm
The Fellowship is open to any Freshman who wants to learn in a welcoming community. No previous Jewish learning or religious practice is expected, and students of all political perspectives are welcome.
Come with your questions. Learn with others. Build lasting friendships and a sense of belonging in a Jewish space.
INFO:
7:45-9:45pm Wednesdays, beginning September 9
DINNER served each session
Stipend of $300 paid to each Fellow who attends all sessions!
No meetings on Wednesday, October 7, November 4 and November 18
Questions? Email elisha@hillel.harvard.edu
Harvard Hillel
Thursday, October 29, 2026
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Thursday nights are for pre-Shabbat learning, lively conversation, and connecting with friends. Drop in for a short teaching from a student or rabbi, dive into a Jewish text or question, and ease into Shabbat together.
Harvard Hillel
Friday, October 30, 2026
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Over breakfast, we’ll bring questions from our lives (interpersonal, spiritual, or intellectual) and think through them using Jewish and non-Jewish texts that offer multiple ways of considering what’s at stake.
Saturday, October 31, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Spend Shabbat afternoon learning together over Seudah Shlishit with Ezra Klausner, our Orthodox Rabbinic Intern.
Sunday, October 25, 2026
10:30 am - 10:30 am
Join ApiChorus for a special Family Weekend show in the Rabb Room at Harvard Hillel! Bring your family and friends for a morning of music. All are welcome.
Harvard Hillel
Sunday, October 25, 2026
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Our weekly Bagel Brunch opens its doors to families for Family Weekend! Join us for a relaxed morning of bagels, coffee, and conversation before you head home.
This event is free and open to Harvard College students and their families. Registration is requested for family members – register here (students do not need to register).
Family Weekend at Hillel also includes Friday morning Bagels and Coffee (no registration needed) and Friday night Shabbat Dinner. See the full schedule on our Family Weekend 2026 page.
Harvard Hillel
Sunday, October 25, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us for a cozy first-year movie night in the Hillel basement, featuring Monsters, Inc. with free pizza and ice cream! Come take a break from studying, hang out with other first-years, and enjoy a fun evening together.
Harvard Hillel
No events on this day.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
What can making help us discover about ourselves—and about one another?
Join Reform Rabbinic Advisor Rabbi David Mahfouda for a creative exploration of bravery, authenticity, and connection. Together, we’ll use explicitly Jewish frames—including beginning, repair, freedom, rest, praise, and listening—to explore how creative practice can help us move through the world with greater intention and openness.
No artistic experience necessary. Just come ready to make, explore, and see what emerges.
Harvard Hillel
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Take a break from the academic grind for a great meal and even better conversation. Enjoy a premium kosher steak dinner cooked by Rabbi Yoni Ganger while exploring big questions about meaning, ethics, relationships, personal growth, and what makes for a life well lived. Good food, thoughtful conversation, and a chance to pause, reflect, and connect with other students.
Harvard Hillel
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
7:45 pm - 9:45 pm
The Fellowship is open to any Freshman who wants to learn in a welcoming community. No previous Jewish learning or religious practice is expected, and students of all political perspectives are welcome.
Come with your questions. Learn with others. Build lasting friendships and a sense of belonging in a Jewish space.
INFO:
7:45-9:45pm Wednesdays, beginning September 9
DINNER served each session
Stipend of $300 paid to each Fellow who attends all sessions!
No meetings on Wednesday, October 7, November 4 and November 18
Questions? Email elisha@hillel.harvard.edu
Harvard Hillel
Thursday, October 29, 2026
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Thursday nights are for pre-Shabbat learning, lively conversation, and connecting with friends. Drop in for a short teaching from a student or rabbi, dive into a Jewish text or question, and ease into Shabbat together.
Harvard Hillel
Friday, October 30, 2026
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Over breakfast, we’ll bring questions from our lives (interpersonal, spiritual, or intellectual) and think through them using Jewish and non-Jewish texts that offer multiple ways of considering what’s at stake.
Saturday, October 31, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Spend Shabbat afternoon learning together over Seudah Shlishit with Ezra Klausner, our Orthodox Rabbinic Intern.
